ਬੱਕਰੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit बर्कर (barkara). Cognate with Romani bakro.

Pronunciation

Noun

ਬੱਕਰੀ • (bakkarī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بَکّری)

  1. goat; she-goat
    Synonym: ਛੇਲ (chel, “young male goat”)
    Antonym: ਬੱਕਰਾ (bakkarā, “he-goat”)

Declension

Declension of ਬੱਕਰੀ
singular plural
direct ਬੱਕਰੀ (bakkarī) ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ (bakkarīā̃)
oblique ਬੱਕਰੀ (bakkarī) ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ (bakkarīā̃)
vocative ਬੱਕਰੀਏ (bakkarīē) ਬੱਕਰੀਓ (bakkarīo)
ablative ਬੱਕਰੀਓਂ (bakkarīõ) ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ (bakkarīā̃)
locative — —
instrumental — —

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੱਕਰੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • “ਬੱਕਰੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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